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The pastor of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Robert C. Wisnewski Jr., posted a message on the church website recently saying the pew was dedicated at a service featuring a pro-lynching segregationist and had no place in the church today.

Richmond’s City Council is being asked to vote on a request that state lawmakers let the city decide whether to take down statues of Confederate leaders. The council is expected to vote on the proposal Monday night.

The Alexandria City Council voted unanimously to take the name Jefferson Davis off the stretch of Route 1 that runs north of Old Town, opting to rename the road Richmond Highway instead. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

Residents expressed their displeasure at the Board of Supervisors’ inaction Tuesday night, but Confederate President Jefferson Davis’ name will remain on Route 1 in Prince William County, at least for the time being.